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Posted inArts & Culture, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

Nina Simone’s Three Years of Freedom

by Danielle Jackson July 5, 2017October 19, 2022

At Guernica, Katherina Grace Thomas turns a lens on the years Nina Simone spent in Liberia in the mid-1970s.

Posted inCurrent Events, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

The City I Love Is Destroying Itself

by Nicole Antebi November 16, 2018October 19, 2022

Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

Posted inCurrent Events, Editor's Pick, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews

The City I Love Is Destroying Itself

by Nicole Antebi November 16, 2018October 19, 2022

Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

Posted inReading List

Longreads Best of 2017: Crime Reporting

by Longreads December 29, 2017October 19, 2022

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.

Posted inBooks, Story

Angrily Experiencing the Best Days of Our Lives

by Linda Kinstler June 26, 2018October 19, 2022

Ukrainian author and poet Serhiy Zhadan writes about resisting corruption and coping with loss in a society that is spiraling senselessly into conflict.

Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Sports

Jemele Hill Was Doing Her Job

by Danielle Tcholakian October 10, 2017October 19, 2022

ESPN Sportscenter host Jemele Hill has been suspended for two weeks for simply doing what she was hired to do: provide commentary on the news.

Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Nonfiction, Writing

The Genius of the Playboy Interview

by Matt Giles September 29, 2017October 19, 2022

Dedicated research and hours of interviews crafted the gold-standard of pre-access celebrity journalism.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Regarding Joan MirĂ³

by Sophie Beck December 25, 2018October 19, 2022

How can the life of a famous surrealist painter be so drabbly predictable?

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Story

The Man Who’s Going to Save Your Neighborhood Grocery Store

by Joe Fassler April 23, 2019October 19, 2022

American food supplies are increasingly channeled through a handful of big companies: Amazon, Walmart, FreshDirect, Blue Apron. What do we lose when local supermarkets go under? A lot — and Kevin Kelley wants to stop that.

Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Quotes

Muhammad Ali: Literary Muse

by Sari Botton June 6, 2016October 19, 2022

What made Muhammad Ali such an appealing subject for so many writers.

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